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B38
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Sunday Guardian www.guardian.co.tt April 19, 2015
JANINE CHARLES-FARRAY
After three years in the busi-
ness, Inked N Proud Tattoo Con-
vention & Body Art Expo took
place.
Tattoo artists from across the
country took part in the Inked N
Proud Tattoo Convention & Body
Art Expo on April 11, at the Centre
of Excellence.
Some of the artists were
Samuel Hamlet of Paper Perfect,
Kerwin Figaro of Zion and Dark-
horse studios, Mehendi by
Suraiya s Suraiya Surajdeen, Sian
Steele of Body Art and Air Brush-
ing from Studio 131, Ramon Gon-
zales and piercing queen Geeza
Maraj from Trini Ink Tattoo Stu-
dio.
Also tattooing live was Max-
iemieno Day, aka Maxie Day, from
Ink Pandemic on Church Street,
Petit Valley.
Ericksson Mendoza Suarez
from Venezuela was invited to
T&T by Jokers Tattoo Shop, East-
ern Main Road, Barataria. It was
his first time to a local tattoo
event.
At his studio in Venezuela,
Mendoza Suarez engages in tattoo
training and is formally certified
as a tattoo technician.
Trevor Alexander, owner of
Inkwerx Tattoos on Methuen
Street, Woodbrook, has been
operating for 22 years and has
exhibited at every Inked N Proud
event to date.
"It s growing. It s brilliant. I
loved the turnout this year and
people are a little more accepting
of the art form. The fact that all
these artists could get along in
the same space, with no grouses?
I love it."
Patrick Bethel, a tattoo
machine design innovator from
Barataria who was in attendance,
got his start with a natural instinct
for art and design. "I was looking
for a profession where I could
give pain and get paid for it," he
joked.
Bethel has used his tattoo
machine invention for over 20
years.
"When I just started doing tat-
toos there were a handful of us,
not even more than five guys. But
now there are many more and
some of these young guys are
really talented. I m here to expe-
rience the tattoo explosion."
Promoter of Inked N Proud,
Dominic Jaglal seemed pleased
with the activity at the confer-
ence.
"I am pumped. I am very sat-
isfied with the outcome of the
event, to see the enthusiasm of
the clients, to see the artists actu-
ally being able to express them-
selves outside the studio and
being comfortable. It s an outflow
of art, energy and excitement---
exactly what we were trying to
accomplish."
He hinted at including live per-
formances at the next Inked N
Proud event for 2015, which will
take place in August.
Trevor Alexander tattoos a
customer at Inked N Proud.
PHOTOS COURTESY KYEON LUCIAN
CONSTANTINE PHOTOGRAPHY
Live tattooing at Inked N Proud.
Live ink at tattoo expo